Donald M. Payne: “I add my voice to those who have already spoken to express my heartfelt sympathy for the family of Julian Dixon. When I…”

“I add my voice to those who have already spoken to express my heartfelt sympathy for the family of Julian Dixon. When I decided to run for chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, among the first persons that I sought advice from was Julian Dixon. He had a way of sorting out the issues, trying to ensure that the purposes of the Congressional Black Caucus were definitely on the agenda that I was going to propose and gave me tremendous advice. That was just the way that he was. I think the committees that he served on sort of said it all. He was a member of the Committee on Appropriations. He would not only appropriate formally on the committee as his responsibilities said he should and fought for the District of Columbia when there was a lot of adversity; but he in his own private way was a giver, he was an appropriator, he gave advice. He gave a wonderful event at the Democratic National Convention where he had a beautiful dinner just for friends, because that was the type of person he was. He was on the Committee on Ethics. He is a person of high ethics. Everyone knows that. I think the committees that he served on said it all. Finally, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, one could not find a person more intelligent, more noble, more thorough and efficient than Julian Dixon. We traveled recently, and he and his wife just complimented one another.…”